In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
JUGGLED
Verb
juggled
simple past tense and past participle of juggle
Source: Wiktionary
JUGGLE
Jug"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Juggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Juggling.] Etym: [OE. juglen; cf. OF. jogler, jugler, F. jongler. See Juggler.]
1. To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and sport by tricks of skill; to conjure.
2. To practice artifice or imposture. Be these juggling fiends no more believed. Shak.
Jug"gle, v. t.
Definition: To deceive by trick or artifice. Is't possible the spells of France should juggle Men into such strange mysteries Shak.
Jug"gle, n.
1. A trick by sleight of hand.
2. An imposture; a deception. Tennyson. A juggle of state to cozen the people. Tillotson.
3. A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or split. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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